Low calorie snacks: most fruits and veggies are generally low calorie. If you're looking for something chocolate try the Fiber One Brownies - only 90 calories each - and they are awesome ( I love to warm them in the microwave for 20 seconds). There are also the 100 calorie snack packs.View Thread

Hope everyone had a good labor day. Did you make good food choices? I was actually quite pleased with how we ate. It has been raining since Sunday night so a cook out was out of the question. So we just cooked inside. We had baked chicken breasts, carrots, and mashed potatos. For desert we all chose fruit. I can't believe that we got through a holiday w/o eating junk food. Of course Thanksgiving and Christmas will be a little harder but maybe we can come up with some sugar free or low calorie deserts.View Thread

How did everyone do? I didn't reach my goal of 12.5 pounds but I did lose 8.5 pounds so I am happy with that one. That puts me down at 124 pounds. It puts me at only 14 pounds away from my overall goal of 110.View Thread

Hi there. Good for you to want to keep trying and not give up. You may just have to find a food and exercise plan that works for you. If you bounce around between plans it may not have time to get working for you. A good place to go is fitday.com. 130 is not really unrealistic for your height, but it's not a bad idea to shoot for 140 first and then see where you want to go from there. Don't be hard on yourself if it comes off slowly. I lift weigths 4 to 5 days per week in addition to my other exercises, which include pilates (3 days per week), aerobics (3 to 4 days per week), walking (4 to 5 days per week, twice per day), and ab work (5 days per week). So it is only coming off at the rate of about 1 to 1.5 pounds per week. Whatever you do good luck to you. Check in any time.View Thread

I know the feeling. My little girl is now 3 and I still struggle with the tummy. I have lost 22 pounds and still have 15 more to go to my goal. I always had a bit of a pooch in my belly even before getting pregnant so that was always fun to deal with. I even had a small one when I was 110 pounds before. I will always have a small one no matter what but I can minimize the size of it. I count calories and exercise. For a good idea on an amount of calories you should consume in a day I recomend going to fitday.com. There is a calorie caluculator that you can you there. Exercise is something you may have to think about what you can do on your own. My program includes walking, aerobics, weights, pilates, and crunches w/ other ab exercises. I don't do them all everyday, but I do have one day per week that they all do overlap. I try to write out my work-out plan for a week or two at a time. I make adjustments where needed of course. Good luck to you. Hope to see you here more.View Thread

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